South West Rural Update Presentations

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Farming in Transition

Presentation

Author 

Welcome

Simon King

Anaerobic Digesters - Past, Present & Future

Chris Reynell (Bioplex Technologies)

Transition - An Overseas Perspective

George Taylor-Hunt (Tropical Agriculture Association)

Transition - An Overseas Perspective (Speech)

George Taylor-Hunt (Tropical Agriculture Association)

Farming in Transition

Graham Thompson (Business West)

Soil and Carbon - managing soil sustainably

Dr John Conway

Keep H2O Low

Louise Manning

Sustainability on the Pig Farm

Marcus Incledon-Webber

Low carbon opportunities in farming -Small-scale cases in point

Martin Holley (Centre for Sustainable Energy)

Measuring the contribution a Farm makes to society

Nick Cooper (Laverstoke Park Charitable Foundation)

Transition Farming: Future farming today

Dr. Richard Baines

Transition Farms - Herefordshire

Russell Carrington

UpCycling - Turning waste into high value foods

Stephen Rist (ExAlga)

Generation of Energy from Wood - Opportunity or Hot Air?

Presentation

Author 

Welcome

Professor Chris Gaskell

Knowing your Woodland & Future Management Plans

David Lewis

New Markets for Old Woods

Mike Hartnell, (MDH Forestry Services Ltd)

Selling your Timber for Wood Fuel – Market Requirements

Andy Grundy (Midlands Wood Fuels Ltd)

Grants and Support for Managing Woodland

Bob Evans (Forestry Commission)

Grants, Funding, Financial Incentives and advice for Wood Fuel Heating

Stephen Green (Regen South West)

How Did We Do It?

Graham Barton

Trees - The Untapped Agricultural Asset

Presentation

Author 

Introduction to South West Rural Update

Simon King

Review of Current Knowledge 

Bruce Pearce (Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm)

Planting new Orchards

Stella Cubison (Garden Organic)

Multiple benefits of integrating trees into farming systems

John Tucker (Woodland Trust)

Adding value to Timber Products

Adrian Morley (Eden Gardens)

Getting more value out of woodland through truffle cultivation

Dr Paul Thomas (Mycorrhizal Systems Ltd)

A Farmers Perspective

Stephen Briggs (Abacus Organic Associates)

Opportunities for RDPE Funding

Michele Kerry (The Silvanus Trust)

Agri Forestry Trials - The Aim, The Outcome, The Way Forward

Bob Evans (Forestry Commission) and Tom Overbury

Is a Zero Carbon Future Possible?

Presentation

Author 

Argoforestry   

Ade Morley 

Towards Zero Carbon

David Bishop 

Bristol Green Doors   

 

The Regenerative City

Herbert Girardet 

Fresh Local Food is Best

Joe Carey 

Global Ecovillage Network

 

Zero Carbon Bristol

Peter Haper

Lo-cal & Lo-carbon Farms: Farming Futures

Dr. Richard Baines

Reducing our Emissions

Steve Marriott

Power to the Farm

Presentation

Author 

Protecting the Environment - Regulatory Requirements

Emma Bateman (Thames West)

Hydro and Wind Power: The Way Forward

Matthew Rhodes (Encraft)

Farmer Diversification Through Anaerobic Digestion

Mike Morris CEO and Andrew Williams Tarling (RABBITT Recycling UK Ltd.)

Power to the Farm

Richard Gedge (Ridan Composters)

Power to the Farm: Energy Challenges Today and Tomorrow

Dr. Richard Baines (The Royal Agricultural College)

Power to the Farm: Are You Makingthe Most of What You Already Have?

Caroline Drummond (LEAF)

Feed in Tariffs – Can You Make Money?

Guy Eggleton (Old Mill Chartered Accountants)

Small Scale Hydro Power Systems

Matthew Rhodes (Encraft)

Water: Our Most Important Resource

Presentation

Author 

Rain Harvesting on the Farm

Tom Overbury (The Royal Agricultural College)

Helping Business Manage Water More Efficiently Why and How

Anna Hall (Environment Agency)

Supply and Demand Can We Maintain Them?

Martin Ross (South West Water)

Envirowise: Water Mass Balance

Carole Bond (Enirvowise)

Transition Farms

Presentation

Author 

Climate + Soil 2050-2080

Dr John Conway (The Royal Agricultural College)

Dorset Downs Cranborne Chase Climate Change Project

Simon Bates (Natural England)

Anaerobic Digester: Past Present and Future

Chris Reynell (Bioplex Technologies Ltd.)

No Fertiliser Where is the Nitrogen Going to Come From?

Laurence Smith (The Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm)

Agrarian Renaissance

Sam Henderson (Agrarian Renaissance)

Local Food Chains in South West England

John Sheaves (Taste of the West Ltd.)

Future Landscapes Workshop

Simon Bates (Natural England)